TO SHAKESPEARE

Life is neither a tragedy,

nor a comedy,

nor a comedy of errors.

Life is not a walking shadow,

Nor a poor player,

That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,

And heard no more...

Life is not a tale told by an idiot;

full of sound and fury,

signifying nothing.

It is, O Bard, a precious gift of God:

We may take it, as we like it.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

These lines came as an inspiration as I was quietly pondering on Shakespeare's description of life in plays like Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, Troilus and Cressida, Cymbeline, Julius Caesar, Othello, As You Like It etc. etc etc

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